Preparation for the Australian Open 2022 begins with the ATP Cup. And the 2022 edition will be the third time the competition will be held.
The men’s tennis season begins with this tournament at the beginning of the year.
There will be a one-day kickoff on January 1, 2022, and a nine-day run. Competitors from all around the world vie for triumph at the end of the competition. They are the reigning winners of the ATP Cup. Russia won the cup after beating Italy in February 2021.
ATP Cup. Photo/ATP Tour
ATP Cup Restructuring
This year, the 2022 ATP Cup has been restructured. Twenty-four teams competed against each other in three cities – Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney – under the original format.
This year’s event will only be held in Sydney because of the pandemic’s restrictions on travel. This year’s competition will feature a total of just 16 teams. The following World Cup in 2023, on the other hand, has a lot of promise.
There will be a significant number of teams competing in this event who have fewer prominent players. The likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be absent from teams representing Serbia and Spain, respectively.
It was only a few days prior to the start of the 2022 ATP Cup that Djokovic announced his resignation from the event.
Only 12 teams participated in the game in 2021 when the competition had a $7,500,000 prize pool owing to the impacts of the Coronavirus epidemic. While the prize money for the ATP Cup in 2022 is expected to be nearly twice as much as in 2020 ($14 million), it is still less than the $22 million that was originally offered.
The competition is a team-based event. As a result, the prize money is distributed differently than in a standard singles event. Participation and match victories earn players and teams money from the tournament’s total prize pool. Much depends on how they do in the games they’ve already played.
ATP Prize Money
One of the players on every side competing in the ATP Cup is Number 1. According to the ATP rankings, this player is the highest-ranked player from that country. As a result, he would receive $220,000 for his participation as the highest-ranked player.
A $190,000 bonus would be given to the nation’s second-highest-ranked player who attended. Second and third on the squad would receive $160,000 and $135,000, respectively, for their efforts.
Serbia ATP Cup. Photo/CNN
More reward money can be earned by winning your matches. Tournament stages determine prize money when a top-ranked player defeats a top-ranked player from another country. A $44,500 first-place check would be yours if you did this in the group stage.
The semi-finals, on the other hand, would award a $150,000 prize for the identical triumph between the two highest-ranked players. The prize money for a final clash would soar to a whopping $250,000 per player.
Each member of a team receives a share of the prize money if one of their players wins. This means that a club would receive $10,000 per player if it won a match in the group stage. The awards for the final two bouts are also increased. A victory in the semifinals nets each participant $30,000, while a victory in the championship game nets each team member $50,000.
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